Archive for March, 2010
Using “And” Posted by Ginny on Mar 10, 2010
There are a couple of ways to conjoin nouns and sentences in Korean. One of the ways you can conjoin nouns is to use 과 or 와. 물과 밥만 필요해요 = I only need water and rice. (물 = water. 과 = and. 밥 = rice. 만 = only. 필요해요 = need) In the sentence…
르 Ending Words Posted by Ginny on Mar 7, 2010
For today’s lesson, we’ll explore 르 ending words. For some 르 ending words like 빠르다 (to be fast) the standard polite ending in the present tense will be 빨라요. To form this ending, drop the 다, add a ㄹ to the bottom of 빠 and add 라요. Try doing this with 모르다 (to not know) in…
The First Birthday Posted by Ginny on Mar 4, 2010
In Korea, certain birthdays are considered important milestones in a person’s life. One of the biggest birthday celebrations is called 돌. 돌 is a baby’s first birthday. This first birthday is important because it marks the likelihood of a child surviving into adulthood. Although it’s hardly the case today, infant mortality rates in Korea used to be high. As…